Zabriskie Quartzite
| Zabriskie Quartzite | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Cambrian | |
| Type | Geologic formation |
| Underlies | Carrara Formation |
| Overlies | Wood Canyon Formation |
| Thickness | 0–300 metres (0–984 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Quartzite |
| Location | |
| Region | Inyo County, California, Nye County, Nevada |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Zabriskie Point |
The Zabriskie Quartzite is a Cambrian Period geologic formation of the northern Mojave Desert, in Inyo County, California and Nye County, Nevada.
It is named for its occurrence at Zabriskie Point, located on the eastern slopes of Death Valley in Death Valley National Park.